Taylor

Taylor Swift, the rarest pop phenomenon is a star who managed to move between the genres of country and mainstream pop culture, becoming an idol of the pop culture. The singer also swept every continent during the course of her journey. Swift shed the country influences like they were an extra layer of skin. She revealed that she was one of the most talented singers/songwriters in the generation she was born into. Swift could make the event personal and use it to her advantage. The first songs she released like the Neotribute in tribute to Tim McGraw were a testament to her talent. The second album Fearless of 2008 proved to be a songwriter finding her voice and a wider audience. Fearless went on to become a global hit and not just in North America (where it received with six platinum awards for Top Ten Hits Love Story as well as "You Belong with Me") as well as in Canada Australia and the U.K. and other countries. Swift was able to consolidate her success by releasing Speak Now almost two year following. The singer's popularity increased through the three albums that followed - Red (2012), 1989 (2014) and Reputation (2017). Swift had now established herself in an industry she felt was hers to be. She stayed in the forefront of pop even after she changed her own style on her sister albums Folklore and Evermore in the year 2020.